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Oct 11, 2023 · Ron McCants is a working screenwriter and has worked on the shows Speechless and Chicago Fire, among others. He was first selected as a fellow in 2020 with cowriter Jon Alston for the script St. Louis Superman, which follows a face-tattooed battle-rapper turned Ferguson activist who struggles with his own mental health while fighting for social ...
Ron McCants is known for Remember Me (2021), Chicago Fire (2012) and Speechless (2016).
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Ron writes dramas that explore the human experience. His stories are often fueled by dark secrets and deep shames at the intersection of crime and family because his family’s full of addicts, pimps, prostitutes, murderers, CIA operatives, business owners, professional athletes, detectives and educators straight out of a Flannery O’Connor novel.
Apr 29, 2019 · Ron McCants, a first-year adjunct professor at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, has supported students advocating for the removal of the controversial “The Birth of a Nation” poster. Photo by Max Weirauch.
Ron is a Board Member of the Black TV & Film Collective. He also co-founder The Parity Project, an organization aimed at improving the career outcomes of marginalized writers through data.
Nov 7, 2022 · KC Studio November 7, 2022. Winning writers Hasan Oracius, Brandon Camp and Ron McCants attended the Missouri Stories Fellowship in Kansas City. Submit your Missouri-set screenplays and TV pilot scripts by Nov. 27 for a chance to win an immersive, educational experience with industry professionals.
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